You must be very careful what you say. Living without your children is your worst nightmare. It’s devastating for you when Human Services makes inaccurate judgments about your family, and your children are removed from your home. When they are placed into foster care, your world turns upside down. You should remember that a dependency and neglect charge in Colorado is not a criminal case. It is treated as a civil matter. However, it is distinct from most civil matters because the custody of your children is at stake and often criminal charges can arise from the initial situation. If you get a dependency and neglect charge in Colorado filed against you, you will have to appear in court. A preliminary protective hearing (temporary custody or initial hearing), to determine if Human Services was legally justified in removing the children from your custody or in intervening in your child-parent relationship, is usually held within 24-72 hours. But the failure to hold a timely custody hearing does not take away the court’s jurisdiction. If you win, your children are returned home to you, but if you lose, your children are placed outside your home and your parental rights can be terminated. The termination of your parental rights means that you will no longer legally be their parent. This is not acceptable. Iyer will do his best to prevent your parental rights from being terminated.

You want to have Attorney Iyer from the Iyer Law Office working for you because the court will hear your side of the dependency and neglect charge in Colorado. Then it’s your turn to tell your side of the story and explain the situation. No one wants their children in foster care. If Human Services has taken your children, you need to fight back. To have the best chance for your family to be together and your children returned, you need to get Attorney Iyer to defend you. Contact Iyer Law Office for a free consultation about your case.